Getting outside is very important to our family. Living in Alaska means we have alot of gear to deal with the elements, in addition to sporting equipment.
A couple of coat hooks just wasn’t cutting it. We needed a serious mudroom solution to organize all of it. So we took one wall in our garage and did this!
Watch the build process in our video:
And head on over to Shelf Help for the free, easy to customize template.
If you have a spot to put a custom, built in mudroom bench, why not do it cabinetry style? So it’s built-in, so its stuck to the wall; so there’s no hard to reach spots to vacuum around, so its a permanent fixture in the house?
For about $130 in lumber we were able to build this almost 14 foot long mudroom bench in an afternoon!
Here’s the video showing the steps:
This plan should be customized to fit your space, so we created a free, easy to customize template over at our sister site, Shelf Help.
Enjoy the plans and please share a photo of your builds!
Ana
If you have nook space or an alcove, or a closet you’d like to convert to a mudroom, a DIY floating bench is an inexpensive and easy way to add seating. It’s also sturdy and very functional – about seven years ago, we built this mudroom bench and it still looks great and has held up well.
We also added trundle drawers underneath and a coat organizer above.
Since this tutorial, we’ve seen some great customizations for this project!
Julie added a back detail to make her floating bench look like a built in hall tree. We also love the center leg for additional support for longer spans. More photos and details here.
We love this stained version with inset shelves by The Schmidt Home! This is also brilliant because you can double stack tall boots over smaller shoes.
For a deeper bench, hinging the back up allows for easy access to taller boots – customization and photos by HMCTAGG
This mudroom system by Mathew40SU is finished beautifully! We love the stained bench seat that sits on top of the framing and front trim, and the back detailing.
Photo by LEXAROO
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